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J. PERRY.

Feather Renovator.

Patented Aug. 17, 1869.

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tinted (gitarre JOHN W. PERRY, OF PERRYSBURG,'NEW YQRK.

Letters Patent No. 93,901, dated August 17, 1869.

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i IMPROVEMENT IN FEATHE-RENOVATORS.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same.

To all whom 'it may concern Be it known that I, Joux XV. PERRY, of Perrysburg, in the county of Cattarangns, and State of N ew York, have invented a new and valuable Improvement in Feather-Renovators; and l do hereby declare that the ioliowing is a full', clear, and. exact description of the construction andV operation ofthe saine, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making a part of this specification, and to the letters and iigures of reference marked thereon.

Figure 1, of the drawings-is a representation of a longitudinal section of my invention.

Figure l is an end sectional view ofthe same.

My invention relates to means for renovating featheis; and

lt consists, mainly, in the novel arrangementof de vices intended to serve as an efficient apparatus for the designated purpose.

The letter A, of the drawings, represents a cyiinrlrical box, with perforations through its bottoni, with a partition, o., at its centre, and triangular-shaped knees, orpartial partitions, marked c. The partition n. has a hinged door, d, arranged as shown.

Thev above-described cylinder is divided longitudinally at its centre, andthe two sections are hinged and hooked together, for convenience in opening.

The letter I) represents a revolving shaft, having :iiiixed to it aseries of beater-blades, 7:., which work in the compartments formed by the knees The shape of these beater-blades is shown on fig. 2 of the drawings.

'lhe letter E represents a tire-place, and letter G, a steam-boiler, arranged above the same.

The letter H represents a water-boiler, and letter K, the smoke-pipe, leading from the fire-place orstove E.

l make a second bottom to the cylinder A, and attach it thereto, about two inches, more orless, below.

the cylinder proper, leaving a space between the two for the circulation of steam. rlhis second bottom is marked Iron the drawings.

The letter N' represents acock, arranged to let the steam on or out it off from the opening between the bottoms.

The letter K represents the escape-pipe for superfluous steam, or it may be Lused as an inlet for water to boiler H.

The boiler H serves the purpose of an ordinary steam-generator, and is also sometimes used for evaporating disin'ectants among the feathers.

l make a door in the top of cylinder A, which is represented `by the letter P, and I also 'arrange another door in the eudof said cylinder, as represented at S.

The partition-knees, marked c, are hoilow, andrespectivelycommunicate with the chamber below by means of openings for the admission of steam. They, therefore, serve the double purpose of reciprocating beaters and chambers for steam, giving great heatingsuiiace to the interior ofthe renovator.

For the purpose of admitting,v wat-er to the boiler ll. I arrange a funnel at 'the rear side of the cylinder A,

Vas shown at T, andmalte suitable openings through the cylinder-case leading from said funnel. The water is poured into said funnel. 1t passes therefrom through said openings into the chamber between the two bottoms, and thence through the pipe Y to the boiler.

That lI claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination, with thc. iire-place E, of the Jooilers G and H, aranged substantially as described, and for the purpose set forth.

2. The knees, or partitions c, when applied to a feather-renovation constructed and arranged to operate substantially as described.

3. The feather-renovator herein set forth, having cylinder A, shaft D, blades 7i., dre-place E, boilers G and H, and funnel t', constructed and arranged substantially as specified.' v

In testimony that I cla-ini the above, I have hereunto subscribed my name, in the prsence of two witnesses.

J OHN iV. PERRY.

Witnesses W. J. VANNONAX, R. L. Nevins. 

